Nehemiah 1:8

1:8 Please recall the word you commanded your servant Moses: ‘If you act unfaithfully, I will scatter you among the nations. ¹ 

Nehemiah 7:2

7:2 I then put in charge over Jerusalem ²  my brother Hanani and Hananiah ³  the chief of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many do.

[1:8]  ¹ tn Heb “peoples.”

[7:2]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[7:2]  ³ tn Some have suggested that “Hananiah” is another name for Hanani, Nehemiah’s brother, so that only one individual is mentioned here. However, the third person plural in v. 3 indicates two people are in view.